Between The Times & The Tides LP

Between The Times & The Tides, Lee’s first song-based solo album, was released on March 20, 2012.

“Songs can go a million different ways,” declares Lee Ranaldo in the liner notes for his forthcoming Matador solo album, ‘Between The Times & The Tides’, and let me be the first to accuse the Sonic Youth guitarist / not-often-enough vocalist of severe hyperbole. The kinetic, crafted results on ‘Between…’ are more in the several thousand territory, but it’s most certainly a record that will amaze even the most ardent followers of Ranaldo’s work. Joined by an all-star cast including Nels Cline, Alan Licht, John Medeski, bassist Irwin Menken and longtime associate Steve Shelley (and featuring cameos from old friends Jim O’Rourke and Bob Bert), the album is equal parts smart, confident and loose in a manner that recalls some of our favorite rock’n’roll projects…yet sounds like a fantastic new band that was apparently being assembled right under our noses.–Gerard Cosloy/Matablog

I would love to post above photo on my photoblog ( http://burnedshoes.tumblr.com ) cuz I’m a) a big big Sonic Youth (& Lee Ranaldo Fan) for over 17 or 18 years now and b) I really love the photo.

Could you please tell me:
a) the photographer’s name,
b) the year the photo was taken (I guess 2011, right?), and
c) maybe a few words about the photo shoot: was it special, did anything funny/special/interesting happen while shooting?

I would be extreeeemely happy if you could provide me with these answers, THANK YOU!

Just home from seeing you at the Nelsonville Music Festival. I loved the show! I’ve been a sonic youth fan since I first heard daydream nation back when it was released and I was in college. Tonight’s show captured much of what I admire most about SY. I particularly liked the cover of thank you for sending me an angel…it was roughed up in a way that I always sort of knew/hoped it could be!

I just saw you at the XPN Festival and WOW were you and your band phenominal!!! Never heard your music before, don’t know where I was during Sonic Youth, under my rock I guess. Thanks for a great vibe!